I have added the current FOG2DL rating and order in which players will be allocated their armies to the table. So the data for harveylh is shown as [7.06 (8)], which means his current rating is 7.06 and he will be number 8 in the order of army allocation.

I have added the current FOG2DL rating and order in which players will be allocated their armies to the table. So the data for harveylh is shown as [7.06 (5)], which means his current rating is 7.06 and he will be number 5 in the order of army allocation.

I have added the current FOG2DL rating and order in which players will be allocated their armies to the table. So the data for harveylh is shown as [7.06 (6)], which means his current rating is 7.06 and he will be number 6 in the order of army allocation.

Will games in the Biblical section be able to use the tabletop mod with the beta version? I’ve got very little experience using either mods or beta branches in this game, so I’m not sure exactly how that would work.

Another possible issue is that generally the beta game server is shutdown as soon as the beta is released. This means that any multi-player games then in progress are unplayable going forward. Someone would need to coordinate this with Slitherine support for the use of the beta server for early games to be reasonable. Otherwise replays willl be required for games in progress when the beta is released.

Will games in the Biblical section be able to use the tabletop mod with the beta version? I’ve got very little experience using either mods or beta branches in this game, so I’m not sure exactly how that would work.

I don't think this Open beta will affect the TT mod being used with Biblical. I will ask Richard for confirmation tomorrow.

Another possible issue is that generally the beta game server is shutdown as soon as the beta is released. This means that any multi-player games then in progress are unplayable going forward. Someone would need to coordinate this with Slitherine support for the use of the beta server for early games to be reasonable. Otherwise replays willl be required for games in progress when the beta is released.

Chris

I will mention this to Richard tomorrow. From Richard's message above it doesn't look like it will be an issue.

I will be starting the army allocation process tomorrow morning (Monday). Players who have not chosen armies by then will lose their places in the seedings and have to make their selections from what has not already been chosen by other players.

On further reflection I think it would be unwise to start the league using the Open Beta because it depends on
1) The Test server not being purged, which it is regularly.
2) The open beta being left on STEAM, which it would not normally be after the update is released, otherwise STEAM users won't be able to swap back and forth to play both versions.
This then causes problems if we want to start another open beta before 12th April - which is quite likely.

So I think I am going to have to ask you to think again. I cannot promise that something won't go horribly wrong if you start using the beta version.

The truth is that beta versions are beta versions and should not be used for anything official, because they aren’t fully supported, and cannot be fully supported.

The most sensible solution would simply be to postpone the start of the season till 25th February.

The alternative would be to start with the current release version and accept that some anomalies might arise in a very few games on the first turn after the update goes live.

Cheers,

Richard"

I am not going to postpone the season until February 25th because we will lose players if we wait another month and that will create a lot more work for me. It will also throw the dates out for the rest of the year, really leaving only enough time for two league seasons plus the KO tournament .

So we will have to start with the current release version (so none of the Open Beta changes will be used until the official release) and any anomalies that occur after the Beta becomes official will be deemed "fortunes of war" and not a sufficient reason to claim a re-start to a game.

I am sorry about this chopping and changing but I was given no advance warning about this Open Beta, only reading about it for the first time when it was raised in The Rally Point.

Removing the Open Beta from the Steam version is easy. Just click on "Properties" and then "Cancel Beta". I am not sure about the procedure for the Slitherine version. Can somebody post the method please? I am presuming you have to delete the Beta to access the last Official release?

Removing the Open Beta from the Steam version is easy. Just click on "Properties" and then "Cancel Beta". I am not sure about the procedure for the Slitherine version. Can somebody post the method please? I am presuming you have to delete the Beta to access the last Official release?

The open beta is a seperate installation and so doesn't interfere in any way with games using the official version. They even use seperate mp servers aparently. So you have 2 versions on your computer at the same time, no need to uninstall anything.

Removing the Open Beta from the Steam version is easy. Just click on "Properties" and then "Cancel Beta". I am not sure about the procedure for the Slitherine version. Can somebody post the method please? I am presuming you have to delete the Beta to access the last Official release?

The open beta is a seperate installation and so doesn't interfere in any way with games using the official version. They even use seperate mp servers aparently. So you have 2 versions on your computer at the same time, no need to uninstall anything.